On June 2, 2016, the Louisiana Supreme Court amended Louisiana Rule of Professional Conduct 7.2(c)(5), to permit a lawyer to claim an area of specialization—as long as the lawyer’s claim does …
The Louisiana Supreme Court amended Rule 1.15 in March 2016 to address this issue. The answer: “A lawyer who learns of Unidentified Funds in an IOLTA account must remit the funds …
On March 15, 2016, the Louisiana Supreme Court called for public comment on the adoption of a new rule of professional conduct that would address a lawyer’s obligation to implement …
On March 15, 2016, the Louisiana Supreme Court called for public comment on the adoption of a new rule of professional conduct that would permit a lawyer “to sell his …
The Louisiana State Bar Association thinks that you should. In June 2015, the LSBA House of Delegates and Board of Governors approved a resolution proposing the adoption of a new …
Effective May 1, 2015, the Louisiana Supreme Court Rules for Continuing Legal Education grant up to three hours of mandatory continuing legal education credit for pro bono legal work: Credit …
As noted in a recent post, the LSBA Rules of Professional Conduct Committee is evaluating a proposed amendment to Louisiana Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(f)(2). Under the current rule, a lawyer …
That issue is currently under consideration by the LSBA Rules of Professional Conduct Committee. Under current Louisiana Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(f)(2), a lawyer earns a fixed fee when the …
On January 13, 2015, the Louisiana Supreme Court amended Rule 1.6 of the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct both to permit more disclosures of client confidential information, and to require …
On January 17, 2015, the House of Delegates of the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) adopted a resolution submitted by the association’s Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee proposing legislation that would grant certain …
